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An Early 18th Century Bannister Back Open Armchair, Northeastern USA Circa 1720
An Early 18th Century Bannister Back Open Armchair, Northeastern USA Circa 1720
The peg-constructed maple frame featuring a richly carved crest rail with scrolled & foliate motifs, over vertical bar splats sided by turned & block-carved stiles, the down-swept open armrests terminating to robustly carved & scrolled grips. Raised overall upon stile supports terminating to C-scroll carved front feet & square rear feet, all braced by turned & block-carved stretchers.
Exhibiting a fine old surface & patina overall.
Dimensions, 51” high x 26.5” wide (across the arms), seat height 17”.
(Early conservation noted to backs of the stiles & across the lower rail or shoe).
A similar example is in the permanent collection in the American Wing of The New York Metropolitan Museum https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/147
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